• Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    In a sane world, there would be a law that forces certain types of features to always work.

    Cloud connectivity can have benefits but honestly, 95+% of a car’s feature does not need the internet

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        A lot of people don’t realise SKG is a foothold in exactly that fight. If you establish precedent on something as “frivolous” as video games you can use it on much higher value thing too.

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          I still don’t understand why people call the biggest entrataiment industry “frivolous” especially when some stories are better than many films i saw

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            21 hours ago

            In this case it’s an advantage. If your enemy has a blind spot you exploit it.

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              It’s a disadvantage here though, it means less people supporting it and politicians ignoring it more

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      Most cars throughout history have had zero need for the internet. I just hope it does not end up like video games, where they can sell an unfinished product and patch it later. Though there are benefits to that model, but recalls exist for a reason.

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        I just hope it does not end up like video games, where they can sell an unfinished product and patch it later.

        Too late. This is already the case, I don’t know of a single EV that wasn’t buggy on release and still buggy a year or two afterwards as the manufacturer hunts bugs in a leisurely pace. It already is like in the gaming industry. Don’t buy an EV that isn’t at least one year old on the market or you will become their free of charge beta tester…

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          Anacdotaly I suspect most car software bugs aren’t hunted or patched at all, unless an exec at the company happens to run into the bug in their personal vehicle and flags it for the development team to fix.

          I’ve heard too many stories of car software issues where the dealer gives it back with a note “reset the battery and tested good” but the bug is still easily reproduced.

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        I just hope it does not end up like video games, where they can sell an unfinished product and patch it later

        Tesla has been selling a “full self driving” subscription for years.

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          And if Musk hadn’t bought a president, they would have been prosecuted for their crimes.